It’s July (my second favorite month of the year!) and it is HOT. As the summer heats up, this political landscape – a hellacious fiery wasteland – is making everything even hotter, and Justice Kennedy’s retirement last week was the nail in the coffin for me. My love for summer + hatred for the government […]
Students, Sex Work, and SESTA
The U.S. has some of the most conservative policies on sex work in the world, criminalizing both buyers and sellers of sex in most states. However, sex work is becoming increasingly normalized, perhaps without many of us noticing. Entertainment news sites such as Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and Vice have published several articles about peoples’ experiences […]
Feminist Wins of The Week
With June officially ringing in the start of summer, it looks like the sun is shining and skies are clearing (for feminism) this week! Get excited for the weekend (and Pride!) with some Feminist Wins from the past two weeks – covering everything from driver’s licenses in Saudi Arabia to Miss America beauty pageants. Happy […]
Feminist Wins of the Week
Is anyone else glad this week is over? For the Feminist Campus team on the East Coast, the entire week has looked like this: Here’s are some Feminist Wins from the past two weeks to add a little bit of sunshine 🌞 to this dreary Friday: Pakistan passes pivotal Transgender Persons Act Last week, the Parliament […]
Feminist Wins of the Week
Happy Friday! Get your weekend started early with some #FeministWins of the Week: Another judge rules that DACA is here to stay This Tuesday, Judge John Bates of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia became the third federal judge to overrule President Trump’s plans to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an […]
We Have No Idea What’s Happening to Pregnant People in America’s Prisons
Since 1980, the number of women incarcerated in the United States has increased by more than 700%, from 26,378 to about 219,000 in 2017. Many of these women are mothers—about 80% of women in jail have children—and many are pregnant. Data on the number of pregnant women who are incarcerated is limited, but we know […]
Feminist Wins Of The Week
Happy friday! Here’s your weekly round-up of feminist successes: #TheGapTable calls attention to the wage gap in Silicon Valley #Angels, an all-woman investing collective that includes Twitter veterans Katie Jacobs Stanton, Jessica Verrilli, and Vijaya Gadde, among others, is launching a new initiative, #TheGapTable. The movement aims to call attention to the paucity of women […]
Sex and Pleasure as a College-Aged Woman: A Conversation with Peggy Orenstein
Peggy Orenstein is a writer from Berkeley, California, and the author of five books – most recently, Girls and Sex. She centers her writing on the experiences of girls and women in modern society, particularly on their sexual and emotional wellbeing. She is working on a companion piece to Girls and Sex that explores the […]
Feminist Wins of the Week
What an incredibly powerful week! From acts of resistance to history-breaking announcements, these wins show that we are on the way to greater change. This week’s Feminist Wins post celebrates all of those taking on the overwhelming fight to make the world better. #PowerToThePolls rally in Las Vegas + over 200 Sister Marches Last Sunday, […]
Feminist Wins of the Week
Feminists are starting the new year by continuing the hard work to eradicate discrimination worldwide, and this week was both a week of firsts and of revolutionary changes across the globe. These victories are the result of decades of activism, perseverance, and strength – and that deserves some celebration! Join us on Fridays at Feminist […]
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